The two-day event included a series of talks, mentoring events, workshops, and even an under-10's feminist corner.

Prominent women in the fields of art, industry and innovation were there to offer support and guidance Air Max 97 Summit White Pas Cher Homme , and discuss topics such as art, health, pop culture, career advice, family, education air max tn blanche femme , beauty, fashion and the economy. Secrets and pains were shared, and questions over gender roles were answered and discussed.

At the opening ceremony on Saturday, the UK's first female ambassador to China, Dame Barbara Woodward, shared her stories of growth and career achievement air max plus tn ultra femme , and reaffirmed her support for WOW.

Jude Kelly, artistic director of London's Southbank Centre and the founder of WOW, opened the first panel discussion session, with the theme of "The Global View: Why Should We Care for Women."

Apart from sharing her childhood stories, Kelly also spoke about her original desire to launch WOW.

"There are a lot of conferences around the world about gender equality. And those conferences are attended by professionals who work in the field. But this is a festival for all girls and women, and boys and men, to come along informally on the Saturday and Sunday and find out from women telling own stories, what experiences there are nike presto safari acheter , for good and for bad. And it is very different from a conference. You are here to not only hear stories, but you have your own story," Jude Kelly said.

With an overarching theme of "Be Your Better Self", WOW Beijing aims to provide an open creative platform for Chinese women, helping them to receive support and strength, and more importantly nike air presto mid utility noir , to have women's voices heard.

This is only the beginning and Kelly is looking forward to seeing this initiative expand and thrive.

"We are already talking about having WOW Beijing next year. But I will be excited if WOW happens in lots of other places in China too. China is the most incredible country, one of the great countries in the world. So if Chinese women and Chinese men can move forward and make progress, then the world will be a better place," Kelly said.

In the past seven years, the Women of the World festival has been held in 20 cities across five continents. More than a million people have participated in the globe's most influential cultural gathering for women.

Now China has joined in this big family, we hope to see the next generation of Chinese girls and women being encouraged and inspired.

MADRID air max tn noir pas cher , Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid will look to get back to winning ways in front of their fans when they open their defense of the Champions League with a home game against Apoel Nicosia on Wednesday night.

Zinedine Zidane's men go into the game after two draws in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium which have provoked fears that despite having signing promising young talent over the summer, the departure of Alvaro Morata and Mariano Diaz has left them short of a striker.

Those worries got worse on Saturday when Karim Benzema limped out of the 1-1 draw against Levante with a knee injury that will keep him out of action for around six months.

The return of Cristiano Ronaldo should go a long way to easing those worries as he is available for the first time since his sending off in the Spanish Supercup

Ronaldo still has another of the five-game ban he was given for pushing the referee to serve at the weekend, but his return in Europe should give Madrid both firepower and a confidence boost.

Rafael Varene is still struggling with a muscle injury, but Marcelo is available before he too starts a ban for the re car he saw for kicking out at a rival in the Levante game, while Luka Modric and Keylor Navas are also back after being rested as part of Zidane's squad rotation policy at the weekend.

Apoel are the 'Cinderellas' of the group, but the Cypriot side has a wealth of European experience and have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the past.

They showed they should be no pushover last season when they knocked Athletic Club Bilbao out of the last 32 of the Europa League and Madrid may have to be patient in order to break them down nike tn requin pas cher , although with Ronaldo no doubt keen to show what they have been missing without him, they should get their campaign for a third successive Champions League off to a smooth start.

Elsewhere Sevilla kick off their Champions League campaign with a trip to face Liverpool at Anfield on what promises to be an emotional night.

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SAN JOSE， June 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei launched Thursday its new dual-lens P9 smartphone in Costa Rica for the Latin American market.

Huawei unveiled its new P9 at a shopping center in west San Jose， where potential buyers and the press also got a chance to view an exhibit of photographs taken with the smartphone's innovative Leica-made camera.